027: The Dark Path

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The history of the Navajo goes back in time to the Four Corners region in Arizona. Where the spider grandmother spun a giant web and threw it into the night sky to create the stars. This area known as Canyon de Chelly is also known as the Canyon of the Dead after a misguided weaver's warning resulted in a cruel cave massacre.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Like the art and designs of the Navajo weaver's blanket, the Navajo legends are intertwined with a ranch purchased by a Utah couple. The Sherman ranch seemed like an idyllic place to raise premium cattle, but strange things started happening almost immediately upon the family's arrival. This ranch is now known as the Skinwalker Ranch and the legends continue.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Episode Highlights:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Spider rock and the legend of the weaver and Navajo blankets.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Terry and Gwen Sherman purchase a Utah ranch in 1994.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Sherman's experienced strange phenomena and decided to sell.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Robert T. Bigelow purchases the ranch and dispatches the National Institute for Discovery Science to investigate.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A terrifying dark force grabs one of the observers before fading away.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Night vision goggles expose a tunnel through the light used by the black creature.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Ute Tribe and the legend of the Navajo Tribe in New Mexico.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">New Mexico, 1863 Kit Carson and his troops round up the Navajo for transport.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Canyon de Chelly and "The Long Walk" of the Navajo.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The legend of the skinwalker.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Resources:</span></p> <p><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Canyon_de_Chelly"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Battle of Canyon de Chelly</span></a></p> <p><a href= "http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kit-carsons-campaign-against-the-indians"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Kit Carson's Campaign Against the Indians</span></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.skinwalkerranch.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Skinwalker Ranch</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Enjoyed this episode? Please support the show by rating, reviewing, and subscribing on</span> <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pleasing-terrors/id1141063625?mt=2"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">iTunes</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Please visit</span> <a href= "http://www.pleasingterrors.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Pleasing Terrors</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, the podcast behind Old Charleston's best ghost tour, on</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/pleasingterrors/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Facebook</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/pleasingterrors"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">!</span></p>